Christie Will Wolf
Christie Will Wolf is a Canadian film and television writer, director and producer.[1][2][3] She is best known for writing and directing a number of films including Over The Moon, Her Infidelity, Eat, Play, Love, Boy Toy, Forever Christmas, Slightly Single in L.A. and Yes, I Do and more.[4][5] Will has received the Directors Guild of Canada "Legacy Award" for the film Her Coming.[6]
Christie Will Wolf | |
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Born | Christine Will Wolf |
Alma mater | Emerson College (BFA) The College of Charleston (BA) University of British Columbia (MFA) |
Occupation | Director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1987–present |
Early life
Will was born in Ontario, Canada. Her parents died when she was child. She went to boarding school at Trinity College School in Ontario Canada, and was in the first class of girls when the all male institution introduced co-education. She received the Terry Fox Scholarship upon highschool graduation. Will studied musical theatre at Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts USA. She attended The College of Charleston earning a Bachelor of Arts in theatre and art history and later she completed a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.
After studies, she moved to Los Angeles to work as a director and writer and actor. She attended Playhouse West in Burbank, California, also worked for theatre and kept moving between Canada and Los Angeles during this time founding The Beaumont Playhouse; a black box theatre in Vancouver teaching the works of Sanford Meisner.
Career
Will produced, directed and wrote her debut short film Dysfunction in 2006. She worked as an assistant to actor, director, producer Peter Berg, and then worked for Paula Abdul developing her reality show Hey Paula.[7] After that, she produced and developed several movies including Hollywood and Wine starring David Spade, Chris Kattan, Norm McDonald, Chaz Palmetarri, Chris Parnell and the Farley Brothers.[8] She was a producer on Christmas In Wonderland starring Patrick Swayzee and Tim Currie, as well as Blonde and Blonder starring Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards. In 2009, Will made her first feature film Slightly Single in L.A starring Jenna Dewan, Lacey Chabert, Chris Kattan, Kip Pardue. She was the writer, director and co-producer of the film, which was a pioneer acquisition for Netflix. She then wrote and directed the comedy Boy Toy starring Mircea Monroe, Vivian Bang and Morgan Fairchild which was released by Lions Gate. Later, she wrote and directed A Holiday Heist starring Vivica Fox. She has produced and directed Made of Television films for Hallmark, Lifetime, and UPTV including Becoming Santa, Baby Boot Camp, A Cookie Cutter Christmas, Her Infidelity, A Snow Capped Christmas, Killer Ending, Yes I Do and So You Said Yes, and more.[9] In 2019, Wolf won Best Screenwriting at The West Coast Canadian Screen Awards.
Filmography
Name | TV/Film | Year | Position |
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Dysfunction | Short Film | 2006 | Producer, Director, Writer |
Christmas in Wonderland | Film | 2007 | Co-Producer |
Blonde and Blonder | Film | 2008 | Co-Producer |
That's Amore
V Series |
2008 | Overnight Supervising Producer | |
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila | TV Series | 2008 | Overnight Supervising Producer |
Canine Theatre | TV Series | 2007-08 | Producer |
Tool Academy | TV Series | 2009 | Overnight Supervising Producer |
Real Estate 101 | TV Series | 2011 | Senior supervising producer |
Hollywood & Wine | Film | 2011 | Co-Producer, Actor |
FMA Weekly | TV Series | 2011 | Producer, Host |
Boy Toy | Video | 2011 | Producer, Director, Writer |
A Holiday Heist | Film | 2011 | Producer, Director, Writer |
Rockstar Academy | TV Series | 2011 | Senior supervising producer |
Baby Boot Camp | Film | 2014 | Producer, Director, Writer |
A Cookie Cutter Christmas | Film | 2014 | Producer, Director |
Her Infidelity | Film | 2015 | Producer, Director, writer |
A Snow Capped Christmas | Film | 2016 | Producer, Director |
Harvest Love | Fim | 2017 | Director, Writer |
A Christmas Solo | Film | 2017 | Director |
The Christmas Trap | Short Film | 2017 | Director, Writer |
Infidelity in Suburbia | Film | 2017 | Producer, Director, Writer |
Eat, Play, Love | Film | 2017 | Producer, Director |
Killer Ending | Film | 2018 | Director, Writer |
Yes, I Do | Film | 2018 | Producer, Director |
Poinsettias for Christmas | Film | 2018 | Director, Producer |
Forever Christmas | Film | 2018 | Director |
Over the Moon in Love | Film | 2019 | Director, Co-Executive Producer |
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader | Film | 2019 | Director, Co-Executive Producer |
Love Unleashed | Film | 2019 | Co-executive producer, Director, Writer |
A Valentine's Match | Film | 2020 | Director, executive producer |
Love in the Forecast | Film | 2020 | Producer, Director |
Her Coming | Short Film | 2020 | Producer, Director, Writer |
Wind Song | Film | 2020 | Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
Five Star Christmas | Film | 2020 | Director, supervising producer |
References
- "Life Is As Unpredictable As The Ocean by Christie Will Wolf | As Told By Women". astoldbywomen.com. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "Episode Seventy-Six: Christie Will Wolf". YVR Screen Scene. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "Vancouver Film Sets Are Hiring Doctors and "COVID Captains" to Get the Cameras Rolling". MONTECRISTO. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- Patel, Varun (2020-06-11). "Where Was Love in the Forecast Filmed? Hallmark Cast Details". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "CHRISTIE WILL FILMS". Directory. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Christie Will Wolf – NiceGirlsTV.com". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2017/02/interview-with-director-christie-will.html (10 February 2017). [mydevotionalthoughts.net/ "Interview With Director Christie Will"] Check
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